The contradictory fear of the fast bowler

When he was a young and ferocious fast bowler, Len Pascoe wanted the batsmen to be afraid of him. But he also had his own fear. That he would hit someone too badly.

https://cricket.yahoo.com/news/contradictory-fear-fast-bowler-020000243.html

Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes: Where there is a will, there's a way!

For 75 years, Finland's expectant mothers have been given a box by the state. It's like a starter kit of clothes, sheets and toys that can even be used as a bed. And some say it helped Finland achieve one of the world's lowest infant mortality rates.

The tradition dates back to 1938. To begin with, the scheme was only available to families on low incomes, but that changed in 1949.
"Not only was it offered to all mothers-to-be but new legislation meant in order to get the grant, or maternity box, they had to visit a doctor or municipal pre-natal clinic before their fourth month of pregnancy," says Heidi Liesivesi, who works at Kela - the Social Insurance Institution of Finland.

So the box provided mothers with what they needed to look after their baby, but it also helped steer pregnant women into the arms of the doctors and nurses of Finland's nascent welfare state.

In the 1930s Finland was a poor country and infant mortality was high - 65 out of 1,000 babies died. But the figures improved rapidly in the decades that followed.

The contents of the box have changed a good deal over the years, reflecting changing times.

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22751415

10 magnificent mechanized manufacturing GIFs

Amazing to watch :)

http://www.geek.com/science/10-magnificent-mechanized-manufacturing-gifs-1583718/#gallery=0/noodles

Polonium 210 and how dangerous can it be

If ingested, it is lethal in extremely small doses. Less than 1 gram (0.04 ounces) of the silver powder is sufficient to kill. A 2007 study by radiation experts from Britain's Health Protection Agency concluded that once polonium-210 is deposited in the bloodstream, its potent effects are nearly impossible to stop. A poisoning victim would experience multiple organ failure as alpha radiation particles bombard the liver, kidneys and bone marrow from within. The symptoms shown by Litvinenko — nausea, hair loss, throat swelling and pallor — are also typical.

Polonium makes a good weapon. Its large alpha particles of radiation do not penetrate the skin and don't set off radiation detectors, so it is relatively easy to smuggle across international borders. Polonium can be ingested through a wound or inhaled — but the surest method would be to have the victim consume it in food or drink. Litvinenko drank tea laced with polonium during a meeting at a luxury London hotel.

https://in.news.yahoo.com/the-poison-that-killed-sunanda-pushkar--all-you-need-to-know-about-polonium-210-053603842.html

Rashtrapati Bhavan: At Home with the President of India

The estate lies within 33 acres that house the main building, the President’s Bodyguard, sprawling gardens and waterbodies that attract a variety of birds and butterflies, as well as all the amenities essential for a small, secluded ‘township’ of 2,000 employees and their families. It is a self-contained oasis in the heart of the capital.

https://in.lifestyle.yahoo.com/at-home-with-the-president-of-india-050845574.html